Prud'homme, Saskatchewan


Prud'homme is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Bayne No. 371 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately northeast of Saskatoon. Prud'homme was first known by the name of Bluebell Ranch, then Lally Siding. In 1905 the railroad came through and renamed it Marcotte's Crossing, two years later it became known as Howell, and finally in 1922 it was later named after the bishop Msgr. Joseph H. Prud'homme. The community is mostly based on agriculture.
Main attractions: Town jail, Jeanne Sauvé park, Museum, The Let Go, Robinhood tree and Wildlife conservation area

History

Prud'homme incorporated as a village on November 15, 1922.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Prud'homme recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Prud'homme recorded a population of, a change from its 2006 population of. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.

Notable people